GM Trent Baalke on Aldon Smith discipline: ‘We will support any action the NFL may take’

The 49ers apparently will leave up to the league any further discipline of linebacker Aldon Smith, who was sentenced Friday to 12 days in jail and three years probation for misdemeanor weapons and drunk-driving convictions.

Here is a statement issued from 49ers general manager Trent Baalke:

“The 49ers organization is aware of today’s proceedings. We are pleased that Aldon has moved past this phase of the process, and will support any action the NFL may take with respect to this matter.”

Most suspensions for personal-conduct violations have ranged between one and eight games since Roger Goodell became commissioner in 2006. An eight-game suspension was given to then-Bengals wideout and repeat offender Chris Henry in 2007, as a result of gun and DUI charges. First-time offenders, which Smith may be, drew one- and three-game suspensions following gun or drunk-driving incidents.

Baalke’s statement concluded: “The organization will continue to support Aldon’s efforts to grow personally from this experience.”

The 49ers firmly have stood behind Smith since a Sept. 20 drunk-driving accident, even allowing him to practice hours after his arrest and play in a Sept. 22 game against the Indianapolis Colts. Smith checked himself into a treatment center a day after that game and returned to the active roster Oct. 31.

Smith’s 42 regular-season sacks are the league’s second-most since 2011, behind only Jared Allen’s 45 ½. After setting a 49ers rookie record with 14 sacks, he produced 19 ½ in the 49ers’ 2013 season that led to a Super Bowl berth. Last year he had 8 ½ sacks, with 4 ½ coming before he took a voluntary leave of absence from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31.